Nintendo Fans Go Crazy for Switch 2

Nintendo’s highly anticipated Switch 2 console launched globally on Thursday June 5th, sparking massive demand and long lines at major retailers.

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00:00Nintendo's highly anticipated Switch 2 console launched globally on Thursday, sparking massive

00:05demand and long lines at major retailers, many of which held midnight openings to accommodate

00:10eager fans.

00:12The upgraded console features a larger, high-resolution screen, enhanced graphics, and new social

00:17tools like Game Chat, with launch titles including Mario Kart World and Cyberpunk 2077.

00:24Despite Nintendo's efforts to ramp up production and implement anti-scalping measures, pre-orders

00:29sold out rapidly, with over two million applications for Japan's sales lottery and U.S. retailers

00:35reporting swift sellouts.